Ben Sutton Golf School -- the largest golf instruction destination in the U.S. and the only one that lets students learn in real playing conditions -- today announces several significant upgrades and expansions to its learning facility at the Windham, New York location. Students can now play more comfortably in any weather and, while learning on the real course, face even more of the most difficult obstacles, including multiple bunkers and a water hazard.

"We opened the school in spring, 2006 and are continuing to expand and improve the course," said Dick Sutton, president of Ben Sutton Golf School. "Our Florida facility has always had all of these types of conditions, and now we're making New York just as private and just as challenging."

As with the Sun City Center facility, the Windham course will be available to locals during non-instruction hours. The New York school is different not only because of the location with its spectacular mountain views, but also because everything students need is right there -- meals, lodging, school programs, playing courses -- so no transportation is needed between amenities, sleeping and golfing activities.

However, there's no difference in the quality of the teaching professionals. "The same PGA/LPGA professionals who've been helping our students change their games in Florida also travel to New York -- they simply alternate locations," said Dick.

Specific improvements include:
Expanded covered tee areas and a green close to the video studios/covered tees. Instruction in chipping, pitching, irons and woods takes place in that area--regardless of weather. A new water hole just beyond the covered tees has two greens, two fairways and tee, and nearby is another green with greenside bunker and fairway.

By the stream, another green, fairway bunker and fairway. And fairway targets can be used from the covered tee and stream tee. Close to the member/public practice green/bunker is a new green and greenside bunker for school use.

Regardless of the area a student wants to focus on--be it short game, chipping, putting, long drive or whatever, "Our New York golf school now offers all of the real conditions and real situations that we have always offered in Florida," said Mr. Sutton. Located on the grounds of Christman's Windham House Inn & Resort, the golf school is in the Catskills Mountains area about an hour's drive from Albany, NY. The original Ben Sutton location is the Sun City Center, Florida golf school, where classes take place virtually all year. (www.golfschool.com/new_york_golf_school_features2007.html)

"We plan to continue expanding the Windham Ben Sutton Golf Schools until it encompasses the entire Valley course at Windham," he said. "Our professionals can collect realistic swing and shot data because of the actual conditions in which students are learning. We're proud that our New York facility is now even more effective at helping serious golfers get more consistent and build their confidence in making their game better over a lifetime." More information is available at http://www.golfschool.com/.

About Ben Sutton Golf School
Ben Sutton Golf School was founded in 1969 to help students of all ages and abilities reach their full potential by providing them with the most qualified teaching professionals and the highest quality equipment and playing facilities. Tens of thousands of golfers from every region of the U.S. and around the world have improved their golf game by learning under the School's real conditions. Students include royalty and dignitaries of all types -- heads of states, professional athletes, top Tour players, stars of movies, music and television, well-known politicians -- as well as successful entrepreneurs and Fortune 1000 corporate executives.

Ben Sutton is the only golf school in the world where golf instruction is the focus of the entire facility, not just a part of it. Male and female students of all ages and abilities "learn golf where they play golf" at the School's own 50-acre, nine-hole, configure-as-you-like-it practice facility. Support instruction areas include a Short Game Center, a 12,000-square-foot putting and chipping green, and V-1 Digital swing analysis studios. Students and visitors alike can access the School's Callaway Golf Custom Fitting Solution. The Ben Sutton experience is distinguished from that of other golf schools because students learn in actual playing conditions and situations, hitting real shots, from real tees, fairways, rough and bunkers, over and around water to real greens. For more information on the Ben Sutton Golf School, call 877-531-7475 or visit www.golfschool.com.